Package-tie.



W. G. SMITH.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.25, 1914.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTC-LITHO. WASHINGmN. D C,

UNTTE. I srarns narniv r -nninn WILLIAM G. SMITH, OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Application filed March 25, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lawton, in the county of Comanche and State of Oklahoma,have invented a new and useful Package-Tie, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention appertains to package or bundle tying devices, andaims to provide a novel and improved appliance of that character.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a package or bundletying device, of unique construction, which may be readily employed fortying or binding a bundle or package in an effective manner.

The present invention also comprehends the provision of a device of thenature indicated, which, when applied to a package or bundle, will holdthe same intact, during handling and transportation, the tying devicebeing readily applied to and removed from a package or bundle.

As a more specific object, the present invention aims to provide aholding or buckle element to which a cord or other flexible element isattached, and which is of such peculiar construction, that the cord orflexible element may be engaged therewith in a simple and effectivemanner, when the cord is wrapped around a package or bundle, to hold thecord or flexible element in place.

It is also within the scope of the present invention to provide a deviceof the (ban acter indicated, which will be comparatively simple,non-encumbering, durable, and inexpensive in construction; which may beformed of only two parts, one being readily fashioned from wire, and theother being an ordinary cord or flexible element; and which will besimple, convenient, practical, serviceable, and efiicient in its use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 19315..

Serial No. 827,169.

Figure l is a plan View illustrating the tying device as applied to apackage or bundle. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved device,a portion of the cord or flexible element being broken off.

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a clasp orbuckle element, which is preferably bent from a length of spring wire ofsuitable gage, the wire being doubled and twisted to provide a twistedshank 1 having a loop 2 at one end, and a fork 3 at the other end. Eacharm of the fork 3 is provided with a series of undulations or turns 4,whereby the fork arms are flat and sinuous, the turns'or bends beingdisposed in a common plane with the shank 1 and its loop 2. It will beevident that the number of bends or turns 4 may be increased ordecreased, according to the circumstances. The other part of the tyingdevice comprises a cord or flexible element 5 of any suitable character,and having one end tied or fastened to the loop 2 of the wire element.The cord or flexible binding element 5 may be of any suitable length,and may readily be replaced, when worn out.

The present device may be employed for tying or binding various packagesor bundles, and may be constructed in various sizes, according to thenatures of the bundies or packages to be tied or bound. The device isparticularly useful, however, for tying bundles of letters or mailmatter, whereby the device may be repeatedly employed, so as toeliminate the waste incident to the use of the binding cord or twine asnow employed in the postal service.

In applying the device to a package or bundle, the wire element isplaced against one side of the package or bundle, as seen in Fig. 1, andmay be conveniently held by the hand with the package or bundle. Theloop 2 projects toward one end of the package or bundle, although it ismanifest that the device may be applied in various positions, and thecord 5 is then wrapped around the ends of the package or bundle, and theintermediate portion of the cord is engaged over the innermost bend orturn 4. of one of the arms 3, and is then worked through the bends orturns of the undulations, as at 6. The cord is then passed around theedges of the package or bundle, and may be engaged around the shank 1and within or through the bends of the other arm 3, as at 7, so as tohold the free portion of the cord, without the necessity of knotting ortying the same. The free portion of the cord may then be passed throughthe loop 2, as at 8, if desired, and tied or knotted to another portionof the cord, as at 9. It is of course evident that the cord may beapplied to the sinuous arms in various manners as will suggestthemselves to the operator, and to cause the cord to be held by the armsin the desired manner, to prevent the cord from loosening. It is to beobserved, that when the cord 5 is looped or passed longitudinally aroundthe ends of the bundle, and engaged to the first series of bends 4, thesaid bends will hold the cord tightly about the bundle, while the cordis wrapped or looped transversely around the sides of the bundle andthen applied to the other series of bends t, which will hold the secondlooped portion of the cord in place.

The sinuous arms 3 enable the cord to be readily applied to the wireelement, when the cord is being wrapped around a package or bundle, andalso serve to hold the cord, to prevent its loosening. The wire elementis of approximately Y-shape, with the cord or binding element 5 attachedto the butt end of the shank.

The present device is an exceedingly in expensive one, there being onlytwo parts,

which may be readily and cheaply produced.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawing, the salientfeatures and capabilities of the present device will be obvious to thoseversed in the art, without further comment being necessary, it beingnoted that the objects aimed at have been carried out satisfactorily bythe provision of the peculiar structure herein disclosed. The presenttying device may also be employed for binding trunks, suit cases orother luggage carriers, and may be employed by farmers for binding hay,shocks of corn and the like.

Having thus described the invention, wh at is claimed as new is:

A tying device including a wire element bent to provide a twisted shankhaving a loop at one end and a fork at the other end, the fork arms eachhaving a series of undulations, the said shank and its loop and the forkarms all lying in a common plane, and a flexible binding element havingone end attached to the said loop.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

VVILLIAlVI G. SMITH Witnesses E. E. SHIPLEY, C. W. GRABTREE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. 0.

